Now Meng Huo had to pay attention to Mrs. Zhu Rong's intention. He didn't understand why he said this, why Liu Bei's surrender was okay but the Southern Barbarians' surrender was impossible.
"Your Majesty, there is a widely circulated saying among the Han people, which is that those who are not from our race must have different hearts. Liu Bei is still a Han, but we are completely barbarians. We are not recognized by the Han people innately. Yuan Shu now wishes that all of us
How can they accept our surrender if they are destroyed in Mianzhu?"
Mrs. Zhu Rong directly expressed her thoughts. The Southern Barbarians and the Han people are not the same race at all. There is a natural gap between the Han people and the Southern Barbarians. This is why the Southern Barbarian tribes do not obey the command of Yizhou Prefecture and often rebel. Therefore
In his opinion, it was absolutely impossible for Yuan Shu to accept them.
"I can't see it."
Dong Tanu also came in from outside at this time and clasped his fists at Meng Huo.
"Madam, although you said that those who are not from our tribe will have different thoughts, we represent the Southern Barbarian tribe. In the final analysis, the stability of Yizhou lies in appeasing our tribe. As long as he is willing to accept our surrender, then we will give him
He Cheng Nuo, the Southern Barbarian tribes will never rebel if they submit to us in our lifetime."
Dong Tanu directly expressed his thoughts. What Yuan Shu hopes most now is that after taking Yizhou, the southern barbarian tribes can be stable and not pose a threat to his rule.
That's why he killed all the southern barbarian tribes, but if he surrendered, would Yuan Shu still do this?
The answer is naturally no,
As long as Yuan Shu unites with them, it can be said that it is easy to capture Liu Bei in Mianzhu. With such convenient conditions, it would be strange if Yuan Shu is not allowed to capture the entire Han Dynasty.
"Haha, do you think we have the strength to negotiate terms with Yuan Shu now?
The tribes in the four counties of Yinan are almost empty this time. As long as Yuan Shu captures us, the tribes in the four counties of Yinan will be completely unable to resist.
When he sends his army south, our tribe will become history. Does Yuan Shu need to express his surrender in his lifetime? "
Mrs. Zhu Rong thought very clearly that the 30,000 soldiers and horses under her command were already the last strength of the tribe. As long as Yuan Shu captured her, the Southern Barbarian tribe that had troubled Yizhou for hundreds of years would be over. Yuan Shu would still look at it by then.
Will you submit to your illusory surrender?
joke.
"Zhu Rong, you are trying to make others' ambitions destroy your own prestige. We and Liu Bei still have more than 80,000 people in Mianzhu City now. If he wants to attack by force, he will definitely suffer heavy losses.
But if you join forces with us, you can easily defeat Yuan Shu. He should care more about his own soldiers and horses than us barbarians."
Jin Huan Sanjie glanced at Mrs. Zhu Rong, and a ray of light flashed in her eyes. Since you said so, I won't talk about the four counties of Yinan, but only the current Mianzhu. I believe that Yuan Shu will find it difficult to refuse for this reason.
"I have already said that Yuan Shu will never accept our surrender. It will look miserable for him to lose some troops and horses in Mianzhu now, but in the long run, it will be beneficial to Yizhou and the Han Dynasty, even if
If you tell me anything now, he won't agree to it."
When Mrs. Zhu Rong heard that the three golden knots had turned back, she shook her head again to express her thoughts.
"Zhu Rong, you."
"enough."
While several people were arguing, Meng Huo suddenly became angry and yelled at them.
"Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty."
Seeing Meng Huo getting angry, several people immediately saluted him. After all, Meng Huo was the barbarian king of their group.
"Okay, if nothing else, let's arrange our soldiers on the city wall first, and then find a way to send people to Yuan Shu, telling him that we want to surrender to him.
If he agrees, we will rebel against Liu Bei. If he does not agree, then there is no need to hesitate. We will defend Mianzhu with Liu Bei to the death and let him see the power of our tribe's warriors."
From the bottom of his heart, Meng Huo doesn't want to fight anymore. It can be said that he was frightened by Yuan Shu in the previous battle. If there is anyone he is most afraid of now, it is not his long-dead ghost old man.
Dad, it’s Yuan Shu and Yuan Gongdao, the biggest princes now.
It is precisely because of this that he chooses to surrender first. If others don't agree, there is nothing he can do and he will fight to the death.
"promise."
"promise."
"promise."
After hearing Meng Huo's words, several people did not say anything. They saluted and left. Then 30,000 Nanman soldiers climbed directly onto the city wall. At the same time, a swift figure quickly climbed along the wall defended by the barbarians. After landing, he ran quickly towards the city.
Yuan Shu's marching direction ran towards him.
"who?"
This person is none other than Golden Ring Three Knots, who is short in stature but has the ability to climb mountains and ridges.
As soon as Jin Huan Sanjie left Mianzhu City, he was discovered by the scouts patrolling outside the city. Five scouts surrounded him from all sides and surrounded him in the middle.
"I am the envoy of the Southern Barbarian King Meng Huo, Marshal Jinhuan Sanjie of the First Cave. I have important matters to see Yuan Zhoumu."
Jinhuan Sanjie glanced at the scouts beside him, with a hint of contempt flashing in his eyes.
"Three knots of golden rings, tied."
Hearing the opponent's name, the scout leader smiled, and the five spears directly hit Jinhuan Sanjie's chest. If he dared to move, the spears would definitely attack him in the next second, and he would die tragically on the spot.
"You can't do this to me. I am the envoy of the Southern Barbarian King Meng Huo, the noble First Cave Marshal. You can't do this to me."
Seeing that the other party did not care about his identity at all, Jinhuan Sanjie couldn't help but feel angry and shouted loudly at several people.
"You're just a barbarian, but you dare to show off your power in front of me?
If you dare to move around, you will be shot without mercy."
Hearing the call of Jin Huan Sanjie, the scout team leader frowned. In his opinion, let alone the marshal of the first cave, even if the Southern Barbarian King Meng Huo is here, what can he do?
They are just barbarians. If they dare to make a noise, he will never show mercy and will kill them directly.
Jinhuan Sanjie glanced at the spears surrounding him, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes. Then he could only obey and let a scout tie him tightly.
"Take him and set off to report to the general."
Seeing that the three knots of the golden ring were tied, the captain put him directly behind him and drove him towards Ma Chao.
"General, we found a southern barbarian who claimed to be Jinhuan Sanjie. He came to ask for an audience with the lord on Meng Huo's orders."
After glancing at the corps leader, Ma Chao looked directly at the golden ring and three knots tied up with five flowers.
"Are you the Golden Ring Three Knots?"
After hearing Ma Chao's words, the golden ring triple knot immediately bowed to Ma Chao.
"I am Jin Huan Sanjie. I am here to pay my respects to this general."
"You said you followed Meng Huo's order to see my lord?
What happened?"
Although the three golden rings bowed to him, Ma Chao's brows furrowed directly. He didn't understand what Meng Huo was sending people here to do now.
"My king wants to express his intention to surrender to Yuan Zhoumu. As long as he can accept us, we will immediately raise troops to resist Liu Bei and help you capture Mianzhu City. At the same time, we will also swear allegiance to you on behalf of the tribes in the four counties of Yinan.
We will all surrender as long as we live, and we will definitely not have any thoughts of resistance."
Jinhuan Sanjie directly stated his purpose of coming.
"Haha, since you want to surrender, then I will take you to see the lord."
After hearing what Jinhuan Sanjie said, Ma Chao didn't say anything but smiled at him, and then decided to take him to see Yuan Shu.
"Thank you so much, General. Once this is successful, each of me, on behalf of the tribe, will give the General a thousand taels of gold and ten beauties."
Jinhuan Sanjie was overjoyed when he saw that Ma Chao did not embarrass him and wanted to take him to see Yuan Shu. He not only promised gold but also ten beauties.
"This is all for later. Come with me to see the lord first."
Ma Chao shook his head slightly, ignored him and directly led him to run towards Yuan Shu's direction under the escort of his bodyguard cavalry.
"Lord, General Ma Chao is here."
Ma Chao's arrival was quickly reported to Yuan Shu.
"Suspend the operation. Meng Qi must have something to do now. Let him come over."
"promise,"
Soon Ma Chao, led by the guards, arrived next to Yuan Shu's car.
"Lord."
Ma Chao cupped his fists and saluted Yuan Shu's carriage.
"Meng Qi, you didn't set up a siege in the south of Mianzhu, what's wrong with coming to my place now?
This is?"
Yuan Shu came out of the car and was stunned when he looked at Ma Chao in front of him and the tied man behind him.
"My lord, this is the first cave marshal under Meng Huo's command, the Golden Ring Three Knots."
Ma Chao saw Yuan Shu staring at the three knots of the golden ring and directly reported his name.
“Three knots of golden rings?
Why don't you come to my place in Mianzhu City?
Could it be that Meng Huo wants to surrender?"
When he heard that the person was Jin Huan Sanjie, Yuan Shu couldn't help but grin, because he thought of a very interesting thing.
"Sir, as you said, our great king Meng Huo intends to surrender to you. As long as you accept us, the tribes of the four counties of Yinan will be loyal to you for life and will never have any thoughts of rebellion. Moreover, we will also help capture Liu Bei.
, put an end to this battle in Yizhou."
Jinhuan Sanjie knelt directly on the ground and said the same words to Yuan Shu as Ma Chao.
"Meng Huo wants to surrender?
I'm afraid it's not a delaying strategy, but you want to use Liu Bei as a bait to return to the four counties of Yinan. As for what you said about lifelong loyalty, it's just a joke. Do you really think I will believe it?"
Yuan Shu shook his head. He knew Meng Huo's thoughts very clearly. Now the Southern Barbarian tribe was almost destroyed. Apart from the hundreds of thousands of soldiers captured by him, the remaining 30,000 were in Mianzhu City. Once this place was captured by him,
Next, when he sends his troops south, the Southern Barbarians will definitely be wiped out by him given the current emptiness.
"Sir, we sincerely surrender, and we hope that if you don't accept us, we still have 30,000 tribal elite soldiers, coupled with Liu Bei's 50,000 army, you will have to pay a lot of effort to defeat Mianzhu's defense.
Sacrifice, use the lives of the barbarians in exchange for the lives of the elite soldiers under your command, you are not losing out on this deal, right?"
As expected by Mrs. Zhu Rong, Yuan Shu did not want to let go of the Southern Barbarian tribe, so he could only say such words now.
"Haha, do you really think that a mere Mianzhu City can stop me?
The reason why I waited so long without attacking was because I had other actions. You want to use this as a bargaining chip to exchange with me. It's too natural.
Moreover, if I really let you return to the four counties of Yinan now, you may not have any changes for a while, but as time goes by, you will definitely cause trouble to Yizhou again.
Now as long as I can annihilate the barbarians in the city, when the time comes to send my troops south, the barbarians who have brought trouble to Yizhou for hundreds of years will become history, and I can still distinguish what is more important and less important."
Hearing that Jinhuan Sanjie had the nerve to say that he would trade the lives of barbarians for the lives of his own soldiers, Yuan Shu could not help but smile. The battle had reached this point, how could he let these barbarians leave just because he pitied his soldiers?
Where to go?
Then he was sorry not only for the soldiers who died in the battle, but also for the millions of people in Yizhou.
"Sir, the Han people have a saying that God has the virtue of good life. Do you really want to annihilate hundreds of thousands of barbarians in the four counties of Yinan in one fell swoop?"
